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List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Search Searches for material appearances in multiple libraries.
Document Materials Displays the materials saved with the open drawing.
Use the drop-down list on the left to filter which materials are displayed in
the list. The following filters and options are available:
■ Show All. Display all materials in the current drawing. (Default option)
■ Show Applied. Display only the materials being used in the current drawing.
■ Show Selected. Display only the materials applied to the selected objects
in the current drawing.
■ Show Unused. Display only the materials that are not used in the current
drawing.
■ Purge All Unused. Removes all unused materials from current drawing.
The Sort drop-down controls the order in which document materials are
displayed. The following sort options are available:
■ By Name. Lists materials alphabetically by name. (Default option)
■ By Type. Lists materials according to the type of material that it was created
from.
■ By Material Color. Lists materials by their assigned color. The color might
not be the same that is displayed in the material swatch preview.
Show/Hide Library Tree Controls the visibility of the library tree.
Libraries Displays the selected library name.
The library tree displays the libraries and the categories of materials in each
available library. Select a library or category to display the associated materials
in the Materials list.
■ Autodesk Libray. A standard system library which contains the Autodesk
Materials provided by Autodesk for use by all applications.
■ My Materials. A special user library which stores the collection of
user-defined materials. It cannot be renamed.
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